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either they had to search for a body or jimmy hoffa's body. that is the reason for this. >> heather: this location it's about 30 miles west of where he was last seen. you mentioned those names. they are associated with the house itself? >> i think they are. one of them -- i'm not sure if they are relatives or not. the person who made that allegation the f.b.i., i think those names were connected in some way. one of those names are probably the prime suspect of disappearance of jimmy hoffa. >> heather: what are investigators looking for in these soil samples. what do they hope to find? >> anything they can find. any kind of bone, body, dna anything to prove there is a body there. does the f.b.i. think that is jimmy hoffa? i doubt it. they know what happened with this situation. they have been investigating it for years. i'm sure they know who did it and i'm sure they don't know where his body is. >> heather: in the absence of evidence. rumors have abounded that hoffa's remain were tossed into a florida swamp. in two beneath the old giant stadiu
either they had to search for a body or jimmy hoffa's body. that is the reason for this. >> heather: this location it's about 30 miles west of where he was last seen. you mentioned those names. they are associated with the house itself? >> i think they are. one of them -- i'm not sure if they are relatives or not. the person who made that allegation the f.b.i., i think those names were connected in some way. one of those names are probably the prime suspect of disappearance of jimmy...
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or someone else connected to jimmy hoffa? >> well, we have just gotten this information so we have just been able to dig up who owned that property and i went to the registered own they are morning and a man by the name of frankel ferry. unfortunately, i haven't had a chance to find out a lot of information about him. police are not giving us a lot of information. but we are working to get that right now. >> just like -- i mean, we have heard -- we have been down this road so many times before, kim. so, i mean, are police more hopeful this time, that this is -- they say it is a credible tip but they have said that in the past, too. >> you know what? i talked to the -- an investigator who was very close to this case and he didn't want to go on the record but he said that it is very unlikely that this is where jimmy hoffa's body was left. there is a lot of evidence over the years that his body was incinerated and really have very little hope of finding his body, however, the tip checked without this anomaly, when they took the
or someone else connected to jimmy hoffa? >> well, we have just gotten this information so we have just been able to dig up who owned that property and i went to the registered own they are morning and a man by the name of frankel ferry. unfortunately, i haven't had a chance to find out a lot of information about him. police are not giving us a lot of information. but we are working to get that right now. >> just like -- i mean, we have heard -- we have been down this road so many...
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. >>> and now to michigan and the search for jimmy hoffa. police say there are "no discernible remains in the soil samples that were taken beneath a storage shed in suburban detroit. a tipster claimed a body was there around the time the former teamster leader disappeared. the samples are being sent to michigan state university, but police doubt any remains would be from hoffa. >> can you imagine, you know, when we used to drive into new york, my mom would always point to a field just outside the meadowlands and say, that's where gjimmy hoffa was buried. >> i'm sure a lot of people pointing, jimmy hoffa is over there. interesting on cnn.com, why do people still care where jimmy hoffa is? just the made for tv story that this guy disappeared. >> kept getting whacked at the height of his career or allegedly whacked. >> yes. >> one should say. >> the perfect word. >>> all right, to baseball and a homer heard around the league, but not the one that everyone expects. homer bailey. the cincinnati reds pitcher threw a no-hitter against the pittsburg
. >>> and now to michigan and the search for jimmy hoffa. police say there are "no discernible remains in the soil samples that were taken beneath a storage shed in suburban detroit. a tipster claimed a body was there around the time the former teamster leader disappeared. the samples are being sent to michigan state university, but police doubt any remains would be from hoffa. >> can you imagine, you know, when we used to drive into new york, my mom would always point to a...
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that's where they believe union boss jimmie hoffa is buried. they will take soil samples to see if the body remain there is. hoffa was president of the international brotherhood of teamsters he went missing back in july of 1975. >>> a heros like welcome for the return of the regular nfl refs. >> the crowd is showing unprecedented amounts of love before kickoff. >> the real refs back on the field for the first time this season ending the replacement ref debacle. fans giving the refs standing ovation when they took the field. the ravens beat the browns 28-16. that's your 5@5:00. >> the wheels are coming off the white house story on the attack in benghazi. fox news learned the obama administration knew within 24-hours that it was a terrorist attack. peter dos sigh h peter doocy has more for us. >> within one day intel forces told fox news the administration knew it was an attack. they sent susan rice out to say the attack was at the hands of an unruly mob. when asked about the 24-hour time line the secretary of defense dodged. >> a terrorist attac
that's where they believe union boss jimmie hoffa is buried. they will take soil samples to see if the body remain there is. hoffa was president of the international brotherhood of teamsters he went missing back in july of 1975. >>> a heros like welcome for the return of the regular nfl refs. >> the crowd is showing unprecedented amounts of love before kickoff. >> the real refs back on the field for the first time this season ending the replacement ref debacle. fans giving...
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let's turn to the author of "hoffa wars." he's been following this story since hoffa first disappeared. dan, you've been communicating with this tipster since last march. you've talked to him several times since then. tell us about this person. >> he called me on march 30th, and he told me, and i got dozens of these tips over the past 37 years, he told me that he knew specifically where jimmy hoffa's body was buried. of course, i was very skeptical. i questioned him about a number of things. he -- i was -- i remained skeptical throughout the interview. the cast of characters didn't line up. the location of the place, and there was absolutely no privacy for this. so i suggested did he go to the fbi. the fbi apparently was very skeptical about him, as well, having the same problems with cast of characters. he called me back two or three times, and he -- and i told him to go to the local police, the roseville police department. which he did. and i have to hand it to chief berlin and the roseville police department for pursuing t
let's turn to the author of "hoffa wars." he's been following this story since hoffa first disappeared. dan, you've been communicating with this tipster since last march. you've talked to him several times since then. tell us about this person. >> he called me on march 30th, and he told me, and i got dozens of these tips over the past 37 years, he told me that he knew specifically where jimmy hoffa's body was buried. of course, i was very skeptical. i questioned him about a...
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coming up, deathbed confession leading to another search for jimmy hoffa's body. >> also ahead, a woman accused of torching her own car, but it was all in the name of self improvement. we'll explain that next. you are watching "world news now." ♪ hold it in f ♪ now you're working building a mystery ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. >>> welcome back. by colonial penn life insurance. it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. since then, there's been one wedding, 2 kids, and 43 bottles of olay total effects. so in spite of 185 tantrums 378 pre-dawn starts and a lot of birthdays, caroline still looks amazing. you can challenge what's possible
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if not hoffa, then somebody else. or it could be the root of a tree. who notice. >> police say the soil samples are being tested for traces of human remains, and that nothing else was found during the dig. hoff that was last seen outside -- hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit back in 1975. >>> new this morning, it's official. the n.f.l. referees have approved a new eight year contract. now that contract comes after a three-month lockout that made headlines when replacement referees made a highly controversial call that gave the seahawks a win over the packers. one referee called the hail mary pass a touchdown while the other ruled it was an interception. the new contract calls for referees salaries to rise to $173,000 in 2013. and to $205,000 by 2019. >>> parts of texas are experiencing some of the worst flooding in history. torrential rains came down on midland yesterday, shutting down a school district and several roads. dozens of cars as you can see there. they were stranded under underpasses that were filled with 5 feet of
if not hoffa, then somebody else. or it could be the root of a tree. who notice. >> police say the soil samples are being tested for traces of human remains, and that nothing else was found during the dig. hoff that was last seen outside -- hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit back in 1975. >>> new this morning, it's official. the n.f.l. referees have approved a new eight year contract. now that contract comes after a three-month lockout that made...
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the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoon, killed four people, and injured four others before killing himself. police don't know if the man worked for the business, and they're looking for a motive behind the shooting. 3 of the 4 injured are in critical condition. >>> later today in aurora, colorado, files involving the theater shooting suspect james holmes will be released. it will provide new insight into the deadly theater shooting two months ago. holmes is accused of killing 16 and injuring 58 more. >>> a deadly crime in a high end store is caught on surveillance video. several masked men burst into a saks fifth avenue with sledgehammers. smashed jewelry cases, grabbed jewels, and head out. the employees hid into the police came. >>> a man behind the making of an islamic video that inflamed parts of the
the rumor hoffa's body has finally been found has drawn visitors, including a man who says it has to be hoffa because his sister is a psychic. >>> today minneapolis police will try to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting inside a sign making business. investigators say a man went inside the store yesterday afternoon, killed four people, and injured four others before killing himself. police don't know if the man worked for the business, and they're looking for a motive behind the...
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"i don't think it's mr. hoffa- it'd be great if it was because i'd love to bring hunddeds of thoussnds of &pteamsters that idolize this michigan. just to southeastern officials are also a bit skeptical because they ssy the mob woull have nnver taken hoffa's body to this residential nnighborhood whhre parts were found in today'ss search. a man snatches an expensive puppy from a pennsylvania pet store....and its all caught on camera. 8 videe ameras...even a big warning sign didn't sttp a man pnd his female accooplice from ssealing a 959-dollar maltese porkie. the store manager says the woman distracted her...while the mmn was seen playing with a playpee full of puppies. he then takes one of the puppies out and stuffs it under his sweatshirt. 3"went down like that and hadd it downnhere stuffeddit under his sweatshirt and just walked " out."the manager says its not the first time a puppy has been stolen. they just want to make sure the dog is ok. two men are charged with county. as kathleen cairns &preportss the arrests have prromted lovvd onee to ake &punscheduled visits the cemetery to s
"i don't think it's mr. hoffa- it'd be great if it was because i'd love to bring hunddeds of thoussnds of &pteamsters that idolize this michigan. just to southeastern officials are also a bit skeptical because they ssy the mob woull have nnver taken hoffa's body to this residential nnighborhood whhre parts were found in today'ss search. a man snatches an expensive puppy from a pennsylvania pet store....and its all caught on camera. 8 videe ameras...even a big warning sign didn't sttp a...
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the search for jimmy hoffa outside a suburban detroit home. after all these
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but they are skeptical that the remains of their belonged to hoffa. a change in this year's flu vaccine that you really should know about. 80 years of chicago history captured by three generations of photographers. what are these flowers going to turn into? >> brad is a special education teacher and conducts class were ever there is a lesson to be taught. michael for the kids i am dealing with is i would like to help them become as independent as possible. if this freshman is an example, it's working. >> i like him because he was a good teacher and he helped me all through the summer and i love him very much. >> he is behaving better, helping around the house more he is actually doing things at home that he normally maybe wouldn't do he is more responsive, and he talks more. >> it was ericksen brother lucas a junior at main west who submitted his name for consideration as teacher of the month he puts in so much time, he puts in time outside of the classroom, he takes his kids on field trips, he brings them here. bir bade is talking about this house on
but they are skeptical that the remains of their belonged to hoffa. a change in this year's flu vaccine that you really should know about. 80 years of chicago history captured by three generations of photographers. what are these flowers going to turn into? >> brad is a special education teacher and conducts class were ever there is a lesson to be taught. michael for the kids i am dealing with is i would like to help them become as independent as possible. if this freshman is an example,...
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a man said he saw of the men bury a body just hours after jimmy hoffa went missing. police say they are taking the tips seriously. the university of california will pay $630,000 to students that were doused with a pepper spray. each of the students will receive about $30,000.80 written apology from the school's chancellor. it will be another 18 months before the damage to the washington monument is fully repaired. some work has been completed. the landmark has been closed to the public since the earthquake . >> it seems the cost of taking money out of the atm is on the rise. the average surcharge is now $2.50. that is the fee charged to it not customary. it can get more expensive when you add in your own banks charge for using the machine. how much do you tip when you're dining out? some 15% or 20% is a acceptable. some manhattan waiters expect more. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think is a reasonable percentage for a tip when dining out? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to
a man said he saw of the men bury a body just hours after jimmy hoffa went missing. police say they are taking the tips seriously. the university of california will pay $630,000 to students that were doused with a pepper spray. each of the students will receive about $30,000.80 written apology from the school's chancellor. it will be another 18 months before the damage to the washington monument is fully repaired. some work has been completed. the landmark has been closed to the public since...
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. >>> acting on a new tip, police plan to take soil samples at a home in michigan to see if hoffa is buried there. he vanished in 1975. it is one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century. we'll be right back. >>> time for "the ridiculist." tonight there is a whole new way to go totally overboard with kid's birthday parties because let's face it the usual birthday party fare, it's pretty burned out. >> you have had the chuck e cheese, clown party, the bounce house party. >> i'm familiar with clowns. i have heard of chuck e. cheese. that's vegas for kids. right? but what is a bouncy house party? 'more importantly, how can i go about getting invited to one? i have been to pool parties but who wants to go to another pool party, yawn. >> when you say you will have a pool party, that's nice. but we will have a pool party with a gator. everybody comes. >> wait. that guy doesn't really take alligators to people's pool parties, right? that can't actually be happening. that can't be good for gators. we need a reporter to get to the bottom of this. >> if you put them on the guest list he's
. >>> acting on a new tip, police plan to take soil samples at a home in michigan to see if hoffa is buried there. he vanished in 1975. it is one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century. we'll be right back. >>> time for "the ridiculist." tonight there is a whole new way to go totally overboard with kid's birthday parties because let's face it the usual birthday party fare, it's pretty burned out. >> you have had the chuck e cheese, clown party, the bounce...
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. >>> police plan to take samples at a home in himy to see if hoffa is buried there. it is one of the biggest mysteries of the 20th century. we'll be right back. that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gentle, overnight relief of occasional constipation. go to senokot-s.com for savings. of occasional constipation. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream.
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years ago, however, a new tip now has police preparing to start a new search for the body of jimmy hoffa. could they find him? we'll have details straight ahead. >>> good morning. topping america's money, cyber attacks on u.s. banks, the website for some of the country's biggest banks are under what's called denial of service attacks where heckers launch a barrage of traffic, overwhelming the site. a group from the middle east is believed to be responsible. oil prices are up after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued a stern warning about iran's oil program. with oil heading downward, gas prices could be falling, but that could change now. and the nation's four large rental companies are agreeing they won't give customers cars that have been recalled but not fixed. the companies also say they will support legislation to legally enforce the promise. usually warm weather caused trees to ploom earlier than usual, then a freeze damaged crops. that's america's money, i'm sunni houston.
years ago, however, a new tip now has police preparing to start a new search for the body of jimmy hoffa. could they find him? we'll have details straight ahead. >>> good morning. topping america's money, cyber attacks on u.s. banks, the website for some of the country's biggest banks are under what's called denial of service attacks where heckers launch a barrage of traffic, overwhelming the site. a group from the middle east is believed to be responsible. oil prices are up after...
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next, remarks from teamsters president james hoffa. he spoke earlier this week of the national press club for about an hour. [gavel] >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa werner and i am the president. and we are the leading organization for a journalist. we are committed to our program while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to programs through the press club please visit press.org.institute. on behalf of our members worldwide, i'd like to welcome our speakers. the head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. if you hear applause, note that the general audience is attending so it's not a lack of journalistic objectivity. i'd like to welcome our c-span and public radio guests. our luncheons are featured on our member-produced weekly podcast from the national press club available on i tunes. you also can follow the action on twitter, using# npclunch. after our guest speech concludes,
next, remarks from teamsters president james hoffa. he spoke earlier this week of the national press club for about an hour. [gavel] >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa werner and i am the president. and we are the leading organization for a journalist. we are committed to our program while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to programs through the press club please visit...
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they had a tip it might be the final resting place of former teamsters boss, jimmy hoffa. he disappeared in 1975. the soil extracted from the driveway today will be examined for human composition results. and could be available next week. >>> there's a huge buzz online about abc's brian ross and his investigation into theft by tsa agents. brian and his team checked bags with ipads and cash. and left ipads behind at tsa checkpoints at ten major airports. all the checked luggage made it safely. and nine out of ten forgotten ipads were returned. but in orlando, the ipad was last seen in the hands of tsa officer andy ramirez, and then tracked to his home 30 miles away. >> reporter: brian ross from abc news. when we went to reclaim the ipad two weeks later, ramirez, at first, denied having it. did you take it? >> no, sir. >> reporter: but shortly after, we activated an audio alarm on the missing ipad, ramirez produced it. with his tsa uniform now off, he blamed his wife for taking it. >> ramirez has been fired. he's just 1 of 381 tsa officers who have lost their jobs for theft.
they had a tip it might be the final resting place of former teamsters boss, jimmy hoffa. he disappeared in 1975. the soil extracted from the driveway today will be examined for human composition results. and could be available next week. >>> there's a huge buzz online about abc's brian ross and his investigation into theft by tsa agents. brian and his team checked bags with ipads and cash. and left ipads behind at tsa checkpoints at ten major airports. all the checked luggage made it...
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hoffa last seen in 197 a. where is he? just ahead of the release of his tell-all memoir. arnold schwarzenegger is opening up to sicket minutes about his affair with the family housekeeper. the affair result offed in a love child you will will remember and ended his marriage with maria shriver. >> i think it was the stupidest thing i have done in the whole relationship. it was terrible. i inflicted tremendous pain on marie and ounbelievable pain on the kids. >> the stupidest thing he has done in the whole relationship. [ laughter ] >> you think? >> there is a revelation. >> the full interview airs tomorrow. his memoir "total recall" goes on sale monday. good title. tuesday he will be here to talk about the new book. >> one of the revelations in the book is maria shriver didn't want him to run as governor of california until she spoke to eunice, you know in the kennedy family we support our men when they want to do these things. she had a reversal. >> carl rove is also subject of that book. >> you are right. >> discuss on tuesday. first we talk a little sports now. the cinc
hoffa last seen in 197 a. where is he? just ahead of the release of his tell-all memoir. arnold schwarzenegger is opening up to sicket minutes about his affair with the family housekeeper. the affair result offed in a love child you will will remember and ended his marriage with maria shriver. >> i think it was the stupidest thing i have done in the whole relationship. it was terrible. i inflicted tremendous pain on marie and ounbelievable pain on the kids. >> the stupidest thing he...
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once again officials are investigating the mystery of jimmy hoffa's 1975 disappearance. michigan police drilled through the concrete floor of a shed at a detroit home after tests revealed a shift in the soil. 35 years ago a man told police he saw a body buried be neath the driveway there. >>> the man behind the anti-islamic film that sparked the protests in multiple countries has been jailed. a california judge ordered his arrest after authorities said he violatesed his probation from an earlier offense. the filmmaker could face up to two years in prison for lying to authorities about his identity and using false names. >>> china has expelled disgraced politician bo xilai from the communist party as he faces prosecution on criminal charges. bo was at the center of one of china's biggest political scandals in decades involving corruption charges and his wife's involvement in the murder of a british national. >>> how can we improve our relations in the middle east? congressman keith ellison coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports." her dietitian, and last year, she wasn
once again officials are investigating the mystery of jimmy hoffa's 1975 disappearance. michigan police drilled through the concrete floor of a shed at a detroit home after tests revealed a shift in the soil. 35 years ago a man told police he saw a body buried be neath the driveway there. >>> the man behind the anti-islamic film that sparked the protests in multiple countries has been jailed. a california judge ordered his arrest after authorities said he violatesed his probation from...
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still ahead, arianna huffington, richard trumka [ inaudible ] james hoffa. we'll be right back. thank you, gentlemen. on every one of our cards there's a date. a reminder... that before this date, we have to exceed expectations. we have to find new ways to help make life easier, more convenient and more rewarding. it's the reason why we don't have costumers. we have members. american express. welcome in. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online
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syria, you know, i was ambassador to syria for three fun-filled years that included the transition from hoffa to bashar. our fearless prediction at the time because i got to know bashar before his father died, we had a series of one-on-ones which we conducted in arabic not because my arabic is perfect, but it was better than his english even though he studied op that moll in the u.k -- opt moll in the u.k., that's all he did. he went to classes, he studied his lectures, he read his textbooks, he in no way entered into british social life. his english has since become quite good, i think it is surging. but bashar is like his father except worse; less flexible, more doctrineaire, less agile and aware that he doesn't have his father's support. so i think this is going to be a fight to the finish. no happy villa for bashar in junta. i would like to be wrong on that. but even if there is, we've already seen the signs of it. just like what happened in my friend chris and his colleagues, the arab spring bears bitter fruit. and nowhere, i am afraid, could it be more bitter than in syria where we're a
syria, you know, i was ambassador to syria for three fun-filled years that included the transition from hoffa to bashar. our fearless prediction at the time because i got to know bashar before his father died, we had a series of one-on-ones which we conducted in arabic not because my arabic is perfect, but it was better than his english even though he studied op that moll in the u.k -- opt moll in the u.k., that's all he did. he went to classes, he studied his lectures, he read his textbooks,...